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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
THOMAS A. ARMSTRONG.

The death of Thomas A. Arm
strong, editor of the pittsburg
National Labor Tribune, is an
nounced. Mr.. Armstrong was twice
delegate to the international Typo
graphical Union, and was the guber-
Material candidate of the Greenback
Party of Pennsylvania in lSS9. lie
was known as a conservative in the
labor movement, and was a useful
man according to his light.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
FUTURE PROBATION,

The law of supply and demand is
being curiously eyemplified in the
revival of the doctrine of future
probation. If we are correctly in
formed it started somewhere out in
India, and soon reached the interior
of Massachusetts. The religious pa
pers took it up and now we see the
secular papers are taking hold of it;
and it is time. The demand for it
is very great. Mills are being run
illafter midnight on Saturday night,
and after the Sunday repairs have
been done are started up sharp II
on Sunday night. Men are lying
awake O nights studying how to
squeeze another penny an hour out
of their fellow beings. Improved
methods and machinery are driving
men out of work and forcing them
to become paupers, tramps, drunk
ards and criminals, for whom the
only provision is the poor house and
the jail. Let us have future proba-
ton, we need 1T; it's cost may be
high but we must have it.-Pape,
Makers Record.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
FOR FREE SPEECH.

Mr.. Georges followers ought to
accord to other voters the right which
they claim for themselyes-of hold
ing public meetings, free from dis
turbance by members of another
party. Wendell Phillips used to
say: ''That man does not believe his
creed who is afraid of hearing it at
tackled" Let us have free speech
and fair hearing all around. ". Y.
World.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
DEMAGOGUES,

Men who would not vote for their own
principles because socialists were in the
party which advocated and upheld those
principles, could not be relied upon to
vote for them anyway. They place
something else above the principles.
Providence People.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

Where does all the money come
from to cover the expense of buying
six columns per week of the New
York Morning JournM in the inter
est OF the George combination?
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
New HAVEN, OCTOBER Is, 1887.
AS TO FIRST STEPS.


An anonymous letter writer, while
admitting that Socialism Is science;
that its adoption means "a complete
change--a revolution" in the man
ner of conducting the industries of
the country; that he entertains res
pect for Socialists and the science
they cxpound, still thinks that "a
single land tax should be acceptable
to all social reformers as first step"
1t is not customary to debate with
anonymous writer's; yet, in the case
of our unknown friend whose letter
is couched in respectful and temper
ate language, and, moreover, rs it
deals with q public question, we can
not see why his or her identity
should have any weight. The ideas
are there, and little discussion may
be of some use in the premises.
In the first place, Socialism teaches
that labor creates all values, and
that therefore CHOSE who perform
all labor and create all wealth should
enjoy the result of their toll" So
cialism, common sense and expert
ence teach that if the workers are
to enjoy their property they must
have control of it., and of the means
of producing it. These include land
and the instruments of production
and distribution.
Now, if labor produces all value,
and the tax-collector demands value
from the taxpayer, he demands so
much labor force as is represented
in the value or amount of the tax.
The land and house owner, rs such,
creates no value. He draws his in
come from the rent-payer. If the
rent-payer be n laborer, then the la
borer pays the amount of the tax
direct to the landlord. If the rent
payer be Il merchant, he adds the
amount of the tax to the price of his
wares, and the purchaser, if he be a
laborer, indirectly pays the tax to
the landlord. If it be said that the
landlord would get no benefit
from the rent he charges,
as he would have to pay il
all to the State, it is forgotten that
only Gland value" is proposed to be
taxed-not the house which is rented.
Thus the landlord could charge his
tenants nominal sum for ground
rent and charge house rent accord
ing to the competitive "what tn,
traffic will bear" If it is said that
there would be greater competition
between landlords (house- owners
and that as consequence rents
would fall, and thus the expenses Of
the laborer be reduced, it is forgot
ten that the Iron law of wages" I'M
der the competitive system would still
be in full operation, and that thu
wages of the laborer would sink tt
approximately the cost of living
IL it be said that the laborer coul,
get land free ia very doubtful thing)
it is forgotten that the laborer woul,
then only be another competitor il
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

The appeal for new trial for the
Chicago Anarchists has been refused.
In other words, the courts which
capital owns have done the work
their owners require. No intelligent
man who has read the eyidence-not
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
NO POSTAGE STAMPS WANTED.

Subscribers are requested not to send
postage stamps in settlement Of accounts
do with. Send your subscriptions in
Money Orders or Postal Notes.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

In the report of II. G. Baldwin's
speech at Bridgeport in our issue of
last week were two glaring errors
where it reads "murders the few, "
it should read "enriches" the few,
and instead of "unite" our constitu-
ton, it should be "rewrite.' The
mistakes were in the printed slips
sent us, so our Office is not respon-
sible.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
NOT ES.

Twist 1t and turn it as you may,
the hard fact remains that labor pays
all taxes directly or indirectly, no
matter what special kind of property
is taxed. Think it over.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

Cooperation, not taxes, is the rue
solution of the labor question. Mu-
tual assistance, not competition
peace, not war.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

the market II he were an agrlcnltur-
list, and that without the means
machinery of farming on large
scale he would 90 to the wall and be
compelled to work for wages; or If
he simply managed to own build
ing lot, without the means Of utlI-
iAing it, he would be taxed out Of his
possession anyway. Why even such
high authority on the single tax
sophistry as the ,Standard (lI.
Georges own publicauon) says on
page ; of the issue of September -,
in an attempt to answer "Phlneas,"
n writer in the Boston Piloi, that Il
certain rich owner Of tenement
house would be beneGHei by the
single tax idea, in the following
manner;
at benefits him by enabling him to
rent his t"nements at a cheaper rate
occ,,picJ more rc~nInrIv
When one considers that proft
simply represents "npaId Mbor, the
above admission should he enolch
to convince even casual observer
that the laborer would nav n 0yeoier
uyoUorij0u Of his WAGES in order TO
give the HORSEPOWER the "so,De
w0Gf on less rent
And what would tbc more roou]ar
occupation of a tenement h0uSe indi
cato? Would it Indicate that work
ingmcn were occupving coiiaaes of
their own?
Now, then, what shall we say Of
the single land tax scheme as a "lirst
stonp" Clearly II ;s a sten in tho
WRONG direction and therforc not q
first stem in q progressive labor move
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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
A cHARLATAN's OPINIONS.

such honest men as have so far fol-
lowed bllndly the erratic leadership
of Henry George when they read his
late ebullitions against those who
have permitted sense of right and
justice to guide them in their actions
regarding the "shamelcssly illegal"
conviction of the so-called anarchists
of Chicago.
In a pettish TRADE against the La
Dor Party of New York, George
takes occasion to class them with
violent outlaws because they have
the courage to protest against the
judicial murder of seven men who
are the victims of class conspiracy
and jury chosen for their willing
ness to render q verdict in accord
ance with the desire of their EN-
ploycrs. But it is not necessary for
us to accuse Mr.. George of charla-
tanism-he conylcts himself. We
simply point out the facts. In his
paper of the Sth inst. he says that a
Socialist, at the previous meeting of
the New York Central Labor Union,
"called on God to bless the hand that
threw the bomb at Chicago" Now,
Mr.. George was better informed than
that; but he elected to utter a lie in
company with his fellows of the "sa-
tanic press. Why? Simply to
crafty petty spite that indicates
only too plainly the smallness of his
soul and the narrowness of his intel
lect.
When it seemed to his advantage
to tell the truth in the matter of the
llaymalket affair, he used his ability
as dispenser of "King's English"
to earn the approval of fair minded
men. Thus he said in the Standard
of January Is, last, that:
"Spies and his associates were CON
.-ip h<- oh. in, or,
shamelessly illegal that it would be a
charity to suspect the judge of incompe-
tency."
Yet, in the same paper of October
8, he said:
''rhe truth is that there is no ground
for asking executive clemency as mat
ter of right
So he practically asserts that men
who were convicted by an illegally
chosen jury have no right to clemen-
cy. And why does he change his
tune? Evidently because men who
have fathomed his shallow prctenses
adhere to their convictions and ex-
press themselves as George did last
January.
Again, George said in his paper Of
January Is:
"No well-intormed lawyer can defend
the conviction upon legal grounds"
But IN his last weeks issue he
says:
1T was proved beyond a doubt that
these men were engaged in conspiracy
rs result of which the bomb was thrown
and were therefore under the laws Of
Illinois as guilty as though they them
selves had done the act.
And this is the man that woulC
pose as a leader of intelligent ant
honest workingmen This is tn,
author Tor compilcr) of "progres,
and Poverty !" Surely, adulatior
and petty ambition have done then
degrading work, and the man whC
was honored for the good he prom
Used, is first pited and then loathed
Oh, the pity of it.
One more quotation which con
| yirts itS writnr cont of hiS nu,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

If every brute of a policeman who
was engaged in the attack upon the
citizens meeting in Union Square,
New York, had been shot down as
he deserved, it would have been JUS
tiiiable homicide. Let the anarch-
lists beware how they attack peace
able citizens. The long-suffering,
patient New Workers are models of
good-nature, but even a worm will
turn.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

ENTERED AT THE roT orpIcE AT NEW HAVEN, CON
EECTICuT, Az SECOND GLASS MATTER
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

Henry Georges policy game Of dis
avowing Socialism has not had the
effect he probably calculated upon.
The capitalist papers simply regard
him as dishonest, while the out
spoken Socialists are at least given
credit for honesty of purpose.
Georges idea was to "get votes
The Socialists on the other hand
don't value votes caught that way.
They value intelligence first.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK.
Publication Once, 7S1 Chapel street.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

The ambiguous language used by
| the "Master Workman" of the
Knights of Labor at the Minneapo-
lis convention will not deceive earn
est, honest and experienced labor
rcformers. Whether it will deceive
the great mass of the members of
the Order cannot be decided in a
day. AS to the delegates to the con-
vention, their verdict may be known
when they adjourn, but the value of
that verdict can only be determined
by the membership at largely the
growth or decay of the organization.
Justice is the demand of this age, not
charity. The working class ask not for
aims, but for their own
The above quotation was credited
in one of our contemporaries to a
person who certainly did not ask
charity when he defrauded board
inghouse-keeper out of several weeks
board. He did not ask aims, but
skipped without paying for that
which kept body and soul (0 togeth-
er. 1t is such people-not workers
themselves who, thrusting them
selves among honest men, bring dis
credit upon those who innocently as,
sociate with them. And to give
themselves prominence they are
quick to sign their names to Dor.
rowed phrazes hat find their way
into public print.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15

And now we hear some of the
more intelligent followers of the land
tax illusion eonsoling themselves
with the idea that the workingmen
of both the Labor and Land-Tax
parties will reunite. We believe
they will, for men cannot be always
deceived by specious sophistries.
And those who have been led astray
by false teachers will undoubtedly re-
turn to first principles and again
stand shoulder to shoulder with their
brothers in the Labor Party.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-16
Accident at Muddy Run. .

William Roberts, John Wilson, Ed.
Wilkinson and John G.. Robinson,
hired two horses and a carriage of
Fred BOIL Sunday, and started for
Vineland. When upon the bridge over
what is known as Muddy Run, the
pole fell between the horses, frighten-
them badly. They Immediately turned
directly around, upsetting the carriage
and throwing the animals into the
water which at that point was thirty
feet deep. The horses were entangled
in the harness and could not extricate
themselves. One of them sank three
times and then gave up. Ed. Sharp
was in boat gathering water lilies,
and he went to the struggling animals
and cut the lines and other harness,
setting them free. The horses then
regained the shore. The only thing
that was broken about the wagon was
the pole William Roberts in jumping
from the wagon was severely hurt
about the leg, and can scarcely walk
this morning, his knee being very
badly swollen. o''
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-16
Arrested for Assault,

Ed. Moore, alias imam eater" was
standing down South Laurel street
Saturday night, when Officer Parvin
laid his hands upon him and told him
he was wanted at the Mayors Office.
When there, he was confronted with
the charge of assault and battery upon
John Fauntz, master shear of Getsin-
gers lower factory. The evidence pro-
duced against Moore at the hearing
Saturday night, showed that on that
day about two o'clock in the morning
he was drunk and entered Getsinger's
factory. and made three attempts to
cut Fauntz with knife, and that
FauntZ found it necessary to knock
him down in order to defend himself.
The Mayor told Moore that his case
must attract the attention of the next
Grand Jury and that he must furnish
bail in the sum of 800 or go to Jail.
The bail was not Forthcoming and Off
Ger Parvin handcuffed one of his hands
to his own wrist and took him over to
Jail
Before Moore left the lookup he had
mixed up dose of Jamaica ginger in
the prison cup and was about to in
dulge, when the lynxed-eyed Officer
discovered it and took it away from
him Moore did considerable scientific
swearing on his way over to Jail.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-16
Anniversary Exercises.

The regular anniversary of the First
Presbyterian Sunday School was held
in the church Sunday afternoon and
the interesting exercises were wit
messed by congregation which crow
ded the large church. The pulpit was
adorned with beautiful flowers, ferns,
palms, ETC., which were most artis-
tically arranged and had most pleas
ing effect. The Sunday Schools of the
West and Second Presbyterian chur-
ches attended in a body. The sing
ing was under the direction of Mr..
Edwin D. Tracy, assisted by cornet
performed by Eddie
Tracy and John Mulford. During the
service the Superintendent, James J.
Reeves, read report, in which he
gave the total number of officers,
teachers, and scholars, as 211. After
the report was made Rev. DR.. Car
penter, of Brooklyn, N. Y. made an
address from the two texts. "There is
a lad here" and "a Damsel came to
the door to harken." The address was
both interesting and profitable and
pleased the large congregation. The
services were continued for about an
hour and half. ,..
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-16
WEST JERSEY ACADEMY.
Annual Meeting of the Board Of
Directors.

The meeting Of the Board of Trus.
tees was held at the Academy building
Tuesday, commencing in the fore
noon. The attendance of the Board
was full with one or two exceptions.
Vice-President Beadle presided at the
meeting in place of DR.. William Elmer
who was absent at the meeting OF
State Medical Society. The meeting
was very interesting. Each member
of the Board expressed his views re-
garding the school ,and all of them were
well pleased with the work accom-
plished during the past year and the
excellent prospects for the future.
The fact was recalled by some, of the
times when the school was far from
prosperous and happy comparison
was made with the present time.
The report of Prof. Caleb Allen was
received with n great degree of satis-
faction. 1t showed how the school
had prospered during the year and how
it was now in the very best possible
condition. This report showed that
the principal anticipated the most en-
couraging prospects for next year.
The students had showed themselves
very proficient in their studies and now
that a graduating class was to go out
from the school, several of them were
candidates for admission in Lafayette
College, and some candidates for
Princeton College.
1t was about one o'clock when the
guests sat down to an excellent repast.
Covers were laid for forty persons and
nearly that many sat at the table.
The dinner was gotten up in the best
shape by the Principal. Following
the dinner the Trustees minutely in
spected the improvements that have
been made and pronounced them ex-
cellent. The Board then reconvened
in business session and the election of
officers was taken up. The old officers
were reelected as follows:
President, DR.. VIM. Elmer,
Vice President, Rev. II. H. Beadle.
Secretary, James J. Reeves.
Treasurer, Robt. NJ. Seeley.
The following members of the exc
cutive committee were also chosen to
act this term:
DR.. VIM. Elmer, j. Nixon Bodine,
Chester J. Buck, William g. Nixon,
David P. Elmer, Rev. H. H. Beadle,
Robt. NJ. Seeley, and James J. Reeves.
The Board did some other minor
business and then adjourned.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-16

The body of David Williams, the
colored man who was drowned at Bay
side, has been recovered. Frank Ross,
one of the gentlemen who brought the
body home, tells the following: The
remains were found near the Delaware
shore, and taken by residents from
Delaware, and rope tied about the
legs and thus dragged up on the
marsh, where hole was dug and the
remains simply thrown in head first.
Mr.. Ross, with others, went to recover
the body, and was told where it was,
and, very indignant at the treatment
it had received, dug it up, brought it
over to New Jersey and gave it
decent burial. This, says Mr.. Ross, is
the way a JerseymaR is buried in
Delaware.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-16
Store Keepers be Careful.

The drug law will be published in
the PIONEER in full in the course Of a
few days, but in the meantime the
general stores doing business outside
of the city limits, are cautioned to
watch their purchases from the whole
sale dealers and pedlars, and buy only
from reliable and honorable houses,
and see that the medicines purchased
are of the required strength, or they
will be liable to a penalty if impure,
unadulterated or half strength prepa-
rations are found in their possession.
DIR. Newton, the Commissioner ap-
pointed under recent act of the Leg
islature, intends prosecuting all per-
sons who violate the law, and from the
maner in which he has ferretted out
the violaters of the milk and oleomar-
garine acts there is no doubt that he
means business. He is now vigorously
engaged in enforcing the act in the
upper part of the State, and will turn
his attention to this section at an early
date
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-16
NO. 2O46
PIANO RECITAL.
Ivy Halls Brilliant Enter
tainment.

Tue pretty chapel of the First Pres
/ byterian Church was brilliantly lighted
Tuesday night for the piano recital
OF the Ivy Hall pupils. The attendance
was unusually large, and long before
the hour for the commencement of the
program, every seat in the chapel was
taken and persons were standing in the
vestibule.
twenty-five of the fair students of
the Institution dressed in white were
seated upon the platform, and a large
number of Others were sitting in the
chairs about the platform. The piano
used stood in the corner of the room.
with the cover raised.
Piano solos, duets, etc., followed
each other in rapid succession and con-
tinued applause was heard from all
parts OF the house. Much of the music
was of an unusually high order and very
classical. Then too noticeable fact
was that many of the performers were
very young and that the rendition of
the difficult selections was far above
what might have been expected,
giving evidence of thorough training
be the talented instructors in music.
Although the reputation of this school
has been very high, the performance
of each member showed that it was
rather added to than diminished.
The overture, William Tell,n -four
hands, from GottschoK by Rev. L. q.
Coyle and Miss Bessie Reeves, was one
of the most superb pieces of music
that has been heard in this city for a
long time. The applause which fol-
lowed showed the admiration of the
audience. A very pleasing change
from the long list of instrumental
pieces was the beautiful solo, superbly
sung by Miss Lizzie A. Stevenson.
"Serenade," from Kulling. The three
choruses, "Hither. Fairies Trip"
Down in the Dewy Dell, and Home
ward Bound, by the vocal class, were
bright. and very prettily sung, and
greatly pleased the..audience. Follow,
IlS 70 tue program III Iull:
PART FIRST
Chorus Hther! Fairies Trip 7bYy.
VOCAL CLASS.
Sonata in B Flat "A hands) Mozart
MISSES ROBBINS AND SYKES
a. Serenata op. 10 NO. l. MoezEO,cSki
u IuyHe Dorm.
MISS LOWE SIMMs.
Cochoucha Caprice op. 49, RAT.
Miss ANNIE r. REEVES
Grand Galop de Concert "A hands.) Ketterf7'
MISSES HEISLER AND TILLYER
Sonata op. IA No.2 Andante Scherzo. Beethoven.
Miss MARTHA NJ. SYKES
Maiden Blush Waltz. G0ttSchdlS.
MISS GERTRUDE HEISLER.
PART SECOND.
Chorus.-"Down in the Dewy Dell" Smart.
VOCAL CLASS.
Overture.-Wm. Tell a hands) GottSchdlk
REV. L. E. COYI.E AND Miss REEVES
invitation La Lavalse. Weber,
MISS MAMIE E. ROBBINS
Polonaise op. 26 Mol. Chopin
Miss ALICE LANING
Vocal Solo.-'Cello Oblgato. Railing.
Miss LIZZIE A. STEVENSON
Sonata op. 2. Nos. Beethoren
Miss MINNIE E. POWER
Repondo Moi a hands) GottSchays
MISSES BAKER AND MILLER.
Bound" Perkins,
VOCAL CLASS.